Explore

Rapid Read Rapid Read
President Trump Signs Executive Order for Vaccine Flexibility Amid Controversy

President Trump Signs Executive Order for Vaccine Flexibility Amid Controversy

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order advocating for 'more vaccine flexibility' and reducing the number of childhood vaccinations. The order calls for the separation of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three separate shots. This move follows a blocked attempt to reduce the childhood vaccine schedule from 18 to 11 vaccines. Health experts, including Dr. Michael Osterholm, have criticized the order, emphasizing the lack of scientific evidence supporting the changes and the potential risks of lower vaccination rates. The order aligns with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial views on vaccines.
USA Today USA Today
Trump to sign order calling for fewer childhood vaccines and 'more vaccine flexibility'

Trump to sign order calling for fewer childhood vaccines and 'more vaccine flexibility'

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Monday "calling for more vaccine flexibility and research."
Rapid Read Rapid Read
Senator Cassidy Criticized for Stance on Trump’s Vaccine Plan After RFK Jr. Confirmation

Senator Cassidy Criticized for Stance on Trump’s Vaccine Plan After RFK Jr. Confirmation

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy is facing backlash for criticizing President Trump's new vaccine guidance after having voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. The executive order signed by President Trump calls for fewer childhood vaccines and splitting the MMR vaccine into three doses. Cassidy, a gastroenterologist, expressed his disapproval, stating that the order spreads misinformation about vaccine safety. Critics have pointed out Cassidy's previous support for Kennedy, a known vaccine skeptic, as contradictory, leading to widespread criticism on social media.
AP News AP News
Trump signs executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots

Trump signs executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines into separate medical visits and splitting the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three different shots
Rapid Read Rapid Read
President Trump Aligns U.S. Vaccine Recommendations with International Standards

President Trump Aligns U.S. Vaccine Recommendations with International Standards

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to align U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations with best practices from peer developed countries. The order follows a scientific assessment by the Department of Health and Human Services, which found that the U.S. recommends more childhood vaccines than any peer nation. The order aims to ensure that Americans receive scientifically supported medical advice while protecting parental authority and religious liberty. It proposes a new set of 'Gold Standard' vaccine recommendations, categorizing vaccines into those recommended for all children, high-risk groups, and those based on shared clinical decision-making.
Reuters Reuters
Trump signs order reducing recommended childhood vaccines

Trump signs order reducing recommended childhood vaccines

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling for fewer childhood vaccinations by limiting the inoculation schedule to 11 immunizations.
AP News AP News
Doctors say Trump's vaccine order will raise fears, cause confusion and endanger kids

Doctors say Trump's vaccine order will raise fears, cause confusion and endanger kids

Doctors worry that President Donald Trump’s new executive order on vaccines will stoke fear and confusion among parents at a time when measles is raging, immunization rates are falling and children are heading back to school
Rapid Read Rapid Read
President Trump Issues Executive Order Altering Childhood Vaccine Schedule

President Trump Issues Executive Order Altering Childhood Vaccine Schedule

President Trump has issued a new executive order that significantly alters the federal government's approach to childhood vaccinations. The order, announced from the Oval Office, reduces the number of recommended vaccines for children from 18 to 11 and extends the timeline over which they are administered. This move marks a departure from the traditional, science-led process of vaccine recommendations, instead relying on comparisons with international systems and advice from the president's advisers. The order also controversially suggests splitting the MMR vaccine into three separate shots, a change not supported by current scientific evidence. The administration claims the new policy complies with previous court orders and asserts the president's right to define the 'gold standard' for vaccinations.
AP News AP News
Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups' guidance

Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups' guidance

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that calls for spacing out childhood vaccines into separate medical visits and splitting the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three different shots
Reuters Reuters
Trump order reduces US vaccine schedule, seeks to split MMR shot

Trump order reduces US vaccine schedule, seeks to split MMR shot

By Jacob Bogage and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - U.S.
Reuters Reuters
Explainer-Trump's childhood vaccine order: what it does and what doctors say

Explainer-Trump's childhood vaccine order: what it does and what doctors say

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for fewer routine childhood vaccinations and directing the Justice Department to challenge state vaccine laws, a move physicians and vaccine makers swiftly rejected.
USA Today USA Today
Trump praises vaccine order but critics fear child deaths: What to know

Trump praises vaccine order but critics fear child deaths: What to know

Health experts say the rising number of measles and whooping cough cases are just the start of the changing public health landscape resulting from the White House’s new stance on kids getting shots.